Unfortunately, the weed-filled vacant lot and abandoned shopping cart at the site of mourning for the Aurora theater shooting victims could be a metaphor for the city of Aurora itself.

I have lived in Aurora for more than 15 years, most of that time in a forgotten neighborhood that needs people to care. As in: needs grass mowed, apathy; needs weeds pulled, apathy; needs abandoned shopping carts removed, apathy; needs ordinances enforced on fireworks, speeding, running stop signs and insanely over-the-top engine noise that nobody in their right mind could seriously make a case for, unless we’re talking about the Aurora police, whose explanation to me was that “everybody does it,” apathy.

The problem in Aurora is clear: too much apathy, and good luck to the shooting victims and family members who are trying to get something done that would ease their pain. Even for something as high-profile as the theater shootings, it won’t be easy.

Beverly Bennett, Aurora

This letter was published in the July 30 edition.

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